INTERNAL AUDIT • ACTUARIAL CONSULTING • DATA ANALYTICS • ACCOUNTING
About The Shard
Who we are
The Shard (Pty) Ltd is a Johannesburg based professional services firm founded in
2013. The Shard offers the market a unique combination of actuarial, analytics,
accounting and internal audit skills.
Vision
Our vision is to be a professional services firm known for enduring work in internal
audit, actuarial consulting, accounting and analytics.
Management Team
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Smangaliso Mkhabela
FASSA, FeASK
Chief Executive
Mathias Sithole
FIA FASSA
Managing Director:
Actuarial
Mbali Mahlaba
CIA
Managing Director:
Risk Management &
Internal Audit
Kholeka Mdluli
FASSA, CERA
Head of
Actuarial
Shirlene Siddall
CA (SA)
Head of Internal
Audit
Rendani Mbuvha
FASSA, CERA, Msc
Managing Director:
Predictive Analytics and
Technology Solutions
Actuarial- Life and Short-term insurance
• Head of Actuarial Function (HAF) and Appointed/Statutory Actuary
• Product Development and Profitability Analysis
• Actuarial Function Reviews
• Review and development of internal profit and capital models
• Embedded value and appraisal value calculations
• Asset-liability modelling
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Actuarial – Healthcare
• Product Development
• Medical Aid scheme valuations
• Investments
• Strategic Analytics
• Product classification and documentation
• Underwriting standards review
• Pricing
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Actuarial – Employee benefits
• Asset consulting
• DB and DC scheme valuations
• Liquidations
• Assessment of damages claims
• IAS 19 valuations
• Scheme build ups
• Group schemes pricing
• Fund benefits analysis
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Actuarial – IFRS17
• Investigation and documentation of new data flows
• Development Project Work
• Investigation of changes required in Actuarial Function
• Investigation of changes to capabilities in Finance, Actuarial,
Sales and Distribution, Marketing and product development
• Specific model development and migration – Prophet, Moses
and other actuarial programs
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• Customer retention modelling
• Fraud analytics
• Product take-up propensity modelling
• Customer segmentation
• Credit risk modelling
• Insurance conservation propensity modelling
• Media monitoring and sentiment modelling
• Investment performance modelling
• Service centre ticket rationalisation
• Resource allocation optimisation
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Data Analytics
Customer behaviour
modellingOperations Analytics
Advanced risk and
investment analytics
Predictive Analytics
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• Customer retention modelling
• Inventory management
• Quantity management
• Fraud analytics
• Product take-up propensity modelling
• Customer segmentation
• Credit risk modelling
• Insurance conservation propensity modelling
• Media monitoring and sentiment modelling
• Investment performance modelling
• Service centre ticket rationalisation
• Resource allocation optimisation
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Predictive Analytics
• On boarding automation
• Claims process automation
• Automated invoice capture
• Automated document verification
• KYC via image recognition
• Remote real-time process monitoring (telematics etc.)
• Design and deployment of visualisation tools
• Bespoke data driven software and app development
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Technology Solutions
• IT Audits
• Property Management Audits
• Insurance Audits
• Financial Markets and Technical Audits
• Finance and Banking Audits
• Asset Management Audits
• Treasury Audits
• Business Processes Audits
• Risk Management and Compliance Audits
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Internal Audit
• Secondment of CA(SA) for financial reporting periods
• IFRS 9 - Classification and measurement, impairment and
hedging
• IFRS 17 - Investigation of changes to the Finance capabilities
• IAS 19 – preparation of the disclosure statements
• Preparation of full set of interim and annual financial statements
(Income statements, Balance Sheet)
• Cash flow statement and the accompanying notes to the
financial statements
• Taxation – development of integrated tax strategies
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Accounting - Advisory Services
Previous and existing clients
Telephone : +27 (0) 11 759 4042
Email : [email protected]
BEE Status : Level One (1) Contributor 135% B-BBEE
procurement recognition
Website : www.theshard.co.za
Business Address : 202B, 2nd Floor, The Zone @ Rosebank,
Regent Place, 177 Oxford Road,
Johannesburg, 2196
Company Registration number : 2013/161809/07
Tax reference number : 9268894186
VAT number : 4610277321
The Shard’s details
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